Guidebook for Greater Manchester
Food Scene
Voted Manchester's best overall restaurant for 2018. Indian street food with local and international craft beers in an open style dining experience with communal tables and booths. All vegan and vegetarian. No Meat here!. Excellent value for money. £15pp. Check out their website for opening times and bookings. Expect to wait 30-45 mins at weekends between 7-9pm. Can put your name down and go to the bar or come back. Plenty of other bars nearby if needed. Entrance can be hard to find. Near Subway on the corner of Piccadilly and Newton Street. Entrance takes you down stairs.
23 locals recommend
Bundobust
61 PiccadillyVoted Manchester's best overall restaurant for 2018. Indian street food with local and international craft beers in an open style dining experience with communal tables and booths. All vegan and vegetarian. No Meat here!. Excellent value for money. £15pp. Check out their website for opening times and bookings. Expect to wait 30-45 mins at weekends between 7-9pm. Can put your name down and go to the bar or come back. Plenty of other bars nearby if needed. Entrance can be hard to find. Near Subway on the corner of Piccadilly and Newton Street. Entrance takes you down stairs.
The best pizza in the country?..Better than Italy?..You be the judge. We have travelled extensively round Italy and i still think this is the best pizza i have ever tasted. Authentic Neopolitan pizza pie with changing weekly specials and local craft beer. Excellent fast service. A must visit in Manchester!. Only downside is the Q's. You will wait 30mins to 1hr at weekend peak times. Put your name down and nip next store to Brew Dog for a beer. They will txt you when your table is ready. Check their website for opening times. No reservations . See sister restaurant on Cotton Street Manchester. If you go there then check out 7 Brothers beer house first if you have to wait. Excellent value ££.
10 locals recommend
Rudy's Neapolitan Pizza - Peter Street
Peter StreetThe best pizza in the country?..Better than Italy?..You be the judge. We have travelled extensively round Italy and i still think this is the best pizza i have ever tasted. Authentic Neopolitan pizza pie with changing weekly specials and local craft beer. Excellent fast service. A must visit in Manchester!. Only downside is the Q's. You will wait 30mins to 1hr at weekend peak times. Put your name down and nip next store to Brew Dog for a beer. They will txt you when your table is ready. Check their website for opening times. No reservations . See sister restaurant on Cotton Street Manchester. If you go there then check out 7 Brothers beer house first if you have to wait. Excellent value ££.
Beautifully restored indoor independent food market. Foodie heaven! Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch and Dinner. This indoor food market is always buzzing and busy. Communal tables and smaller ones upstairs. Great place to hang out in a group. Decent sized bar area too. Quality doesn't come cheap so expect to spend anywhere from £15-£30 pp and more. Everything is good here. Great pizza, fish and seasonal specials change weekly. Some of the cakes and bakes are also to die for. Great place to kick the evening off but be aware its very busy at weekends so get there early. About £5 in an Uber from our place.
58 locals recommend
Mackie Mayor
1 Eagle StBeautifully restored indoor independent food market. Foodie heaven! Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch and Dinner. This indoor food market is always buzzing and busy. Communal tables and smaller ones upstairs. Great place to hang out in a group. Decent sized bar area too. Quality doesn't come cheap so expect to spend anywhere from £15-£30 pp and more. Everything is good here. Great pizza, fish and seasonal specials change weekly. Some of the cakes and bakes are also to die for. Great place to kick the evening off but be aware its very busy at weekends so get there early. About £5 in an Uber from our place.
Caribbean influenced cafe with Reggae and Jazz often playing on the speakers. A very chilled vibe with excellent all day breakfasts, smoothies and coffee. The caribbean scrabbled egg is worth the visit alone!. Veggie and Vegan options. Tables are limited and opening hours vary. Doesn't open till 10am on weekends. Sometimes open for dinner also. Just across the road in Bexley Square!. Perfect way to start the day.
7 locals recommend
Deli-Lama Cafe-Bar
1 Chapel StCaribbean influenced cafe with Reggae and Jazz often playing on the speakers. A very chilled vibe with excellent all day breakfasts, smoothies and coffee. The caribbean scrabbled egg is worth the visit alone!. Veggie and Vegan options. Tables are limited and opening hours vary. Doesn't open till 10am on weekends. Sometimes open for dinner also. Just across the road in Bexley Square!. Perfect way to start the day.
Recently opened Spanish Tapas Bar. After the success of their 2 sister restaurants in the suburbs we are delighted they chose Chapel Street for their city offering. Very traditional tapas, excellent service in a beautifully restored old bank. Dishes from £5-£15. They also have a great bar and live music offering at weekends. Well worth a visit if you want to stay local.
11 locals recommend
Porta Tapas Bar
50 Greenwood StRecently opened Spanish Tapas Bar. After the success of their 2 sister restaurants in the suburbs we are delighted they chose Chapel Street for their city offering. Very traditional tapas, excellent service in a beautifully restored old bank. Dishes from £5-£15. They also have a great bar and live music offering at weekends. Well worth a visit if you want to stay local.
McDonald's
36/38 Oxford StreetScene Indian Street Kitchen
4 Left BankFederal Cafe Bar
9 Nicholas CroftCottonopolis Food & Liquor
16 Newton StAlmost Famous
49-51 High StAmercian style breakfast, brunch and lunch diner. There shakes and cakes are incredible. Outdoor seating in the spring and summer. If you fancy something sweet this is the place!
54 locals recommend
Home Sweet Home
49-51 Edge St Amercian style breakfast, brunch and lunch diner. There shakes and cakes are incredible. Outdoor seating in the spring and summer. If you fancy something sweet this is the place!
Phetpailin Thai Restaurant
46 George St Best Thai restaurant in Manchester and BYOB.
Iconic Chinese famous for its fresh dim sum and considered by many as the best Chinese restaurant in Manchester. Although you could just go for dim sum and spend as little or as much as you want i would not consider this cheap. £££
6 locals recommend
Yang Sing
34 Princess StIconic Chinese famous for its fresh dim sum and considered by many as the best Chinese restaurant in Manchester. Although you could just go for dim sum and spend as little or as much as you want i would not consider this cheap. £££
Yuzu
39 Faulkner StThis is Manchester's best tapas restaurant. Spend as little or as much as you want. The chef's have an open kitchen. Highly recommended. Booking essential and well worth a visit. Has an excellent reputation. Sister restaurant in the Ancoats Area, Cotton Street is the Portuguese inspired Canto.
20 locals recommend
El Gato Negro Tapas Manchester
52 King StThis is Manchester's best tapas restaurant. Spend as little or as much as you want. The chef's have an open kitchen. Highly recommended. Booking essential and well worth a visit. Has an excellent reputation. Sister restaurant in the Ancoats Area, Cotton Street is the Portuguese inspired Canto.
Manchester's premier new dining spot. The huge new building in Spinningfields is a great edition to Manchester's dining scene. 2 restaurants, Ivy Brasserie and Ivy Asia. 3rd floor is roof garden and bar. Booking is essential!!. Dress to impress and do some celeb spotting. We have eaten at both and it's very good but costly. Expect a hefty bill £££-££££
32 locals recommend
The Ivy Spinningfields Manchester
Byrom Street Manchester's premier new dining spot. The huge new building in Spinningfields is a great edition to Manchester's dining scene. 2 restaurants, Ivy Brasserie and Ivy Asia. 3rd floor is roof garden and bar. Booking is essential!!. Dress to impress and do some celeb spotting. We have eaten at both and it's very good but costly. Expect a hefty bill £££-££££
20 Stories, in Spinningfields, is a destination dining experience ( next to the Ivy). It's a great place for a cocktail and the food is also decent. People really go for the views, hence the name, and the roof garden. Expect to que at weekends, reserve in advance and check the dress code.
60 locals recommend
20 Stories
1 Hardman Square20 Stories, in Spinningfields, is a destination dining experience ( next to the Ivy). It's a great place for a cocktail and the food is also decent. People really go for the views, hence the name, and the roof garden. Expect to que at weekends, reserve in advance and check the dress code.
Essentials
Co-op Food
Chapel Street Open 6am-10pm 7 days and just 1 min from our place. Very convenient.
Parks & Nature
Our local park. Just a 5 minute walk away. Perfect for a stroll on a nice day when the weather is good. This park recently underwent £2m makeover. Attached to Salford University and Salford Art Gallery. Great for kids and adults too.
13 locals recommend
Peel Park
The CrescentOur local park. Just a 5 minute walk away. Perfect for a stroll on a nice day when the weather is good. This park recently underwent £2m makeover. Attached to Salford University and Salford Art Gallery. Great for kids and adults too.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is one of the city's best traditional old pubs (recently refurbed) and it's right on our doorstep across the road in Bexley Square!. Manchester's biggest collection of Belgium bottled beers. Rotating cask and local ales. A great place to start the afternoon or night. Well worth a visit for a few pints. They also show football in the back. Outdoor seating in the square. Does not do food.
6 locals recommend
The New Oxford
11 Bexley SquareThis is one of the city's best traditional old pubs (recently refurbed) and it's right on our doorstep across the road in Bexley Square!. Manchester's biggest collection of Belgium bottled beers. Rotating cask and local ales. A great place to start the afternoon or night. Well worth a visit for a few pints. They also show football in the back. Outdoor seating in the square. Does not do food.
Great traditional local pub with a decent selection of rotating ales and beers. More of student hang out in term time and has several screens for the sport. Also has a Pool table and a decent quiz night. Does pub food and has outside seating/smoking area. Lively at weekends and on a match day. Some live music. Plenty of space inside.
The Salford Arms
146 Chapel StGreat traditional local pub with a decent selection of rotating ales and beers. More of student hang out in term time and has several screens for the sport. Also has a Pool table and a decent quiz night. Does pub food and has outside seating/smoking area. Lively at weekends and on a match day. Some live music. Plenty of space inside.
Cozy local pub with some outside seating. A very traditional English pub and quieter than than the Salford Arms at the end of the road. No sport. Sometimes have comedy, quiz night and live music on.
8 locals recommend
The Kings Arms
11 Bloom StCozy local pub with some outside seating. A very traditional English pub and quieter than than the Salford Arms at the end of the road. No sport. Sometimes have comedy, quiz night and live music on.
AO Arena
Hunts BankAlbert Hall
27 Peter StSEVEN BRO7HERS BEERHOUSE ANCOATS
39 Blossom StSecond City
23 Blossom StCask Bar
29 Liverpool RdAlbert's Schloss
27 Peter StDirty Martini Manchester
1 Peter StRevolucion de Cuba NIGHTLIFE
11 Peter StMatt & Phreds Jazz Club
64 Tib StO'Sheas Irish Bar
80 Princess StNorthern Monk Refectory
10 Tariff StThe Shambles
73 Rochdale RdCloudwater Brew Co
Arts & Culture
Whitworth Art Gallery
Oxford RoadManchester Art Gallery
Mosley StreetScience and Industry Museum
Liverpool RoadJohn Rylands Library
Manchester Central Library
Saint Peter's SquareGetting Around
St Peter's Square station
Piccadilly Station
Salford Central station
Victoria Station
Oxford rd station
Oxford RoadPiccadilly Gardens